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Buying a Retirement Home With Your Self-Directed IRA

Buying a Retirement Home With Your Self-Directed IRA

A common self-directed IRA question is, “Can I buy a future retirement home with my IRA?” Yes, you can buy a future retirement home with your IRA, but you need to understand the rules and drawbacks before doing so. First, keep in mind that IRAs can only hold...

Pay the IRS or Lose Your Passport

Pay the IRS or Lose Your Passport

The IRS recently announced that the State Department will be denying passports, and may revoke yours if you have a "seriously delinquent tax debt." A seriously delinquent tax debt is where you owe more than $52,000 (including interest and penalties). While this law...

Roth IRA Distributions Before Age 59 ½

Roth IRA Distributions Before Age 59 ½

Every Roth IRA account owner knows that the main benefit of the Roth IRA is that there are no taxes due on withdrawals taken after the account owner is 59 ½. However, what taxes or penalties apply to distributions taken before the Roth IRA owner reaches 59 ½? Roth IRA...

2018 Tax Reporting for Your Self-Directed IRA

2018 Tax Reporting for Your Self-Directed IRA

Self-Directed IRA investors should be aware of their self-directed IRA tax reporting responsibilities.  Some of these items are completed by your custodian and others are the IRA owner’s sole responsibility. Here’s a quick summary of what should be reported to the IRS...

Back Door Roth IRA Rules and Steps

Back Door Roth IRA Rules and Steps

Roth IRAs can be established and funded for high-income earners by using what is known as the “back door” Roth IRA contribution method. Many high-income earners believe that they can’t contribute to a Roth IRA because they make too much money and/or because they...

2018 Solo 401(k) Contribution Steps, Deadlines, and Rules

2018 Solo 401(k) Contribution Steps, Deadlines, and Rules

As 2018 comes to an end, it is critical that Solo 401(k) owners understand when and how to make their 2018 contributions. There are three important deadlines you must know if you have a Solo 401(k) or if you plan to set one up still in 2018. A Solo 401(k) is a...

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My article on real estate investment assigments was in Realtor Magazine, which is the largest real estate publication in the US

Attorney at Law magazine has covered my expertise and niche practice on Self-Directed IRAs in two separate articles

My article on how investors can purchase and sell crypto tax-free using a Roth IRA was featured at Cryptopedia.

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